"Philippe Derome: Watercolor Cosmonaut - Circa 1970"
Large format watercolor with the cosmonaut by Philippe Derome. Listed artist. Philippe DEROME grew up in Boulogne-Billancourt and Villeurbanne. In 1956, he moved to Paris where he studied for two years with Paul Colin. From 1960 to 1970, he had the privilege of being part of the refined and artistic circles of Paris. In Paris, he meets black American students and writers like James Baldwin. Baldwin nurtures his interest in issues related to black American identity. Later in the 1980s he also painted black themes in France. The staggered representation of recreation is another dominant theme in Derome's work. Dimensions: 65x49 cm without frame 86x70 cm framed